Disjunct populations of European vascular plant species keep the same climatic niches

Aim Previous research on how climatic niches vary across species ranges has focused on a limited number of species, mostly invasive, and has not, to date, been very conclusive. Here we assess the degree of niche conservatism between distant populations of native alpine plant species that have been s...

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Main Authors: Wasof, S., Lenoir, J., Aarrestad, P.A., Alsos, I.G., Armbruster, W.S., Austrheim, G., Bakkestuen, V., Birks, H.J.B., Bråthen, K.A., Broennimann, O., Brunet, J., Bruun, H.H., Dahlberg, C.J., Dieckmann, M., Dullinger, S., Dynesius, M., Ejrnæs, R., Gégout, J.-C., Graae, B.J., Grytnes, J.-A., Guisan, A., Hylander, K., Jónsdóttir, I.S., Kapfer, J., Klanderud, K., Luoto, M., Milbau, A., Moora, M., Nygaard, B., Odland, A., Pauli, H., Ravolainen, V., Reinhardt, S., Sandvik, S.M., Schei, F.H., Svenning, J.-C., Thuiller, W., Tveraabak, L.U., Speed, J.D.M., Vandvik, V., Velle, L.G., Virtanen, R., Vittoz, P., Willner, W., Wohlgemuth, T., Zimmermann, N.E., Zobel, M., Decocq, G.
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Language:English
Published: 2015
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spelling ftunivlausanne:oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_22BC1932DBB1 2024-02-11T10:00:54+01:00 Disjunct populations of European vascular plant species keep the same climatic niches Wasof, S. Lenoir, J. Aarrestad, P.A. Alsos, I.G. Armbruster, W.S. Austrheim, G. Bakkestuen, V. Birks, H.J.B. Bråthen, K.A. Broennimann, O. Brunet, J. Bruun, H.H. Dahlberg, C.J. Dieckmann, M. Dullinger, S. Dynesius, M. Ejrnæs, R. Gégout, J.-C. Graae, B.J. Grytnes, J.-A. Guisan, A. Hylander, K. Jónsdóttir, I.S. Kapfer, J. Klanderud, K. Luoto, M. Milbau, A. Moora, M. Nygaard, B. Odland, A. Pauli, H. Ravolainen, V. Reinhardt, S. Sandvik, S.M. Schei, F.H. Svenning, J.-C. Thuiller, W. Tveraabak, L.U. Speed, J.D.M. Vandvik, V. Velle, L.G. Virtanen, R. Vittoz, P. Willner, W. Wohlgemuth, T. Zimmermann, N.E. Zobel, M. Decocq, G. 2015 https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_22BC1932DBB1 https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12375 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/geb.12375 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1466-8238 https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_22BC1932DBB1 doi:10.1111/geb.12375 urn:issn:1466-822X Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 24, no. 12, pp. 1401-1412 Alpine plants arctic plants climatic niche disjunct distribution distant populations niche conservatism niche optimum niche overlap niche width species distribution modelling info:eu-repo/semantics/article article 2015 ftunivlausanne https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12375 2024-01-22T01:16:45Z Aim Previous research on how climatic niches vary across species ranges has focused on a limited number of species, mostly invasive, and has not, to date, been very conclusive. Here we assess the degree of niche conservatism between distant populations of native alpine plant species that have been separated for thousands of years. Location European Alps and Fennoscandia. Methods Of the studied pool of 888 terrestrial vascular plant species occurring in both the Alps and Fennoscandia, we used two complementary approaches to test and quantify climatic-niche shifts for 31 species having strictly disjunct populations and 358 species having either a contiguous or a patchy distribution with distant populations. First, we used species distribution modelling to test for a region effect on each species' climatic niche. Second, we quantified niche overlap and shifts in niche width (i.e. ecological amplitude) and position (i.e. ecological optimum) within a bi-dimensional climatic space. Results Only one species (3%) of the 31 species with strictly disjunct populations and 58 species (16%) of the 358 species with distant populations showed a region effect on their climatic niche. Niche overlap was higher for species with strictly disjunct populations than for species with distant populations and highest for arctic-alpine species. Climatic niches were, on average, wider and located towards warmer and wetter conditions in the Alps. Main conclusion Climatic niches seem to be generally conserved between populations that are separated between the Alps and Fennoscandia and have probably been so for 10,000-15,000 years. Therefore, the basic assumption of species distribution models that a species' climatic niche is constant in space and time - at least on time scales 104 years or less - seems to be largely valid for arctic-alpine plants. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Fennoscandia Université de Lausanne (UNIL): Serval - Serveur académique lausannois Arctic Global Ecology and Biogeography 24 12 1401 1412
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topic Alpine plants
arctic plants
climatic niche
disjunct distribution
distant populations
niche conservatism
niche optimum
niche overlap
niche width
species distribution modelling
spellingShingle Alpine plants
arctic plants
climatic niche
disjunct distribution
distant populations
niche conservatism
niche optimum
niche overlap
niche width
species distribution modelling
Wasof, S.
Lenoir, J.
Aarrestad, P.A.
Alsos, I.G.
Armbruster, W.S.
Austrheim, G.
Bakkestuen, V.
Birks, H.J.B.
Bråthen, K.A.
Broennimann, O.
Brunet, J.
Bruun, H.H.
Dahlberg, C.J.
Dieckmann, M.
Dullinger, S.
Dynesius, M.
Ejrnæs, R.
Gégout, J.-C.
Graae, B.J.
Grytnes, J.-A.
Guisan, A.
Hylander, K.
Jónsdóttir, I.S.
Kapfer, J.
Klanderud, K.
Luoto, M.
Milbau, A.
Moora, M.
Nygaard, B.
Odland, A.
Pauli, H.
Ravolainen, V.
Reinhardt, S.
Sandvik, S.M.
Schei, F.H.
Svenning, J.-C.
Thuiller, W.
Tveraabak, L.U.
Speed, J.D.M.
Vandvik, V.
Velle, L.G.
Virtanen, R.
Vittoz, P.
Willner, W.
Wohlgemuth, T.
Zimmermann, N.E.
Zobel, M.
Decocq, G.
Disjunct populations of European vascular plant species keep the same climatic niches
topic_facet Alpine plants
arctic plants
climatic niche
disjunct distribution
distant populations
niche conservatism
niche optimum
niche overlap
niche width
species distribution modelling
description Aim Previous research on how climatic niches vary across species ranges has focused on a limited number of species, mostly invasive, and has not, to date, been very conclusive. Here we assess the degree of niche conservatism between distant populations of native alpine plant species that have been separated for thousands of years. Location European Alps and Fennoscandia. Methods Of the studied pool of 888 terrestrial vascular plant species occurring in both the Alps and Fennoscandia, we used two complementary approaches to test and quantify climatic-niche shifts for 31 species having strictly disjunct populations and 358 species having either a contiguous or a patchy distribution with distant populations. First, we used species distribution modelling to test for a region effect on each species' climatic niche. Second, we quantified niche overlap and shifts in niche width (i.e. ecological amplitude) and position (i.e. ecological optimum) within a bi-dimensional climatic space. Results Only one species (3%) of the 31 species with strictly disjunct populations and 58 species (16%) of the 358 species with distant populations showed a region effect on their climatic niche. Niche overlap was higher for species with strictly disjunct populations than for species with distant populations and highest for arctic-alpine species. Climatic niches were, on average, wider and located towards warmer and wetter conditions in the Alps. Main conclusion Climatic niches seem to be generally conserved between populations that are separated between the Alps and Fennoscandia and have probably been so for 10,000-15,000 years. Therefore, the basic assumption of species distribution models that a species' climatic niche is constant in space and time - at least on time scales 104 years or less - seems to be largely valid for arctic-alpine plants.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Wasof, S.
Lenoir, J.
Aarrestad, P.A.
Alsos, I.G.
Armbruster, W.S.
Austrheim, G.
Bakkestuen, V.
Birks, H.J.B.
Bråthen, K.A.
Broennimann, O.
Brunet, J.
Bruun, H.H.
Dahlberg, C.J.
Dieckmann, M.
Dullinger, S.
Dynesius, M.
Ejrnæs, R.
Gégout, J.-C.
Graae, B.J.
Grytnes, J.-A.
Guisan, A.
Hylander, K.
Jónsdóttir, I.S.
Kapfer, J.
Klanderud, K.
Luoto, M.
Milbau, A.
Moora, M.
Nygaard, B.
Odland, A.
Pauli, H.
Ravolainen, V.
Reinhardt, S.
Sandvik, S.M.
Schei, F.H.
Svenning, J.-C.
Thuiller, W.
Tveraabak, L.U.
Speed, J.D.M.
Vandvik, V.
Velle, L.G.
Virtanen, R.
Vittoz, P.
Willner, W.
Wohlgemuth, T.
Zimmermann, N.E.
Zobel, M.
Decocq, G.
author_facet Wasof, S.
Lenoir, J.
Aarrestad, P.A.
Alsos, I.G.
Armbruster, W.S.
Austrheim, G.
Bakkestuen, V.
Birks, H.J.B.
Bråthen, K.A.
Broennimann, O.
Brunet, J.
Bruun, H.H.
Dahlberg, C.J.
Dieckmann, M.
Dullinger, S.
Dynesius, M.
Ejrnæs, R.
Gégout, J.-C.
Graae, B.J.
Grytnes, J.-A.
Guisan, A.
Hylander, K.
Jónsdóttir, I.S.
Kapfer, J.
Klanderud, K.
Luoto, M.
Milbau, A.
Moora, M.
Nygaard, B.
Odland, A.
Pauli, H.
Ravolainen, V.
Reinhardt, S.
Sandvik, S.M.
Schei, F.H.
Svenning, J.-C.
Thuiller, W.
Tveraabak, L.U.
Speed, J.D.M.
Vandvik, V.
Velle, L.G.
Virtanen, R.
Vittoz, P.
Willner, W.
Wohlgemuth, T.
Zimmermann, N.E.
Zobel, M.
Decocq, G.
author_sort Wasof, S.
title Disjunct populations of European vascular plant species keep the same climatic niches
title_short Disjunct populations of European vascular plant species keep the same climatic niches
title_full Disjunct populations of European vascular plant species keep the same climatic niches
title_fullStr Disjunct populations of European vascular plant species keep the same climatic niches
title_full_unstemmed Disjunct populations of European vascular plant species keep the same climatic niches
title_sort disjunct populations of european vascular plant species keep the same climatic niches
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